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Inspiration

This blog was originally started as an idea after Michael Toland attended the December 2022 Coach-the-Coaches event put on by SVPG in NYC. One of the ideas he took away was the need for content that does a few things:

1) Highlight your knowledge on a given topic in Product Management

2) Help sell yourself through earned marketing and SEO

3) Help test your knowledge by getting eyes on your thoughts and comments.

However, Toland didn’t want to build just another “Outcomes over Outputs” blog. There’s enough of those. Instead, he wanted to find ways to poke fun at the industry, as well as satire and insight into the absurdities that arise in the world of Product. So, he enlisted the help of his colleague, Zack Kelly, to create this fun little experiment.

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    Michael Toland

    ‘Toland’ is a Sr. Product Management Consultant and Coach located in Columbus, Ohio. In his spare time, he mentors for Venture for America, serves as the Board Treasurer for New Leaders Council, and sings with the Columbus Symphony Chorus.

  • Zack Kelly

    Zack is also a Sr. Product Management and Coach located in Columbus, Ohio. After work hours he lives his life as a Columbus improv superstar, show producer, Dungeons and Dragons player and silly fun-time haver. He also writes on occasion.